Rake.



'No. 885,309. PATENTED APR. 21, 1908.

G. s. ADAMS.

RAKE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.22, 1908.

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GIDEO N S. ADAMS, OF SEAVILLE, NEW JERSEY.

RAKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 21, 1908.

Application filed January 22, 1908. Serial No. 412,185.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, GIDEON AD.-\M$, a citizen of the United States, residing at Seaville, in the county of (Tape May and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Rake, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvcments in rakes.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of rakes, and to provide a simple, inexpensive and efficient rake of great strength and durability, having adjusta le rake heads adapted to be ar ranged in alinement contiguous to each other to form an ordinary straight rake, and capable of bein s aced apart to straddle a row of a so of being arranged at an angle to each other either when arranged together or spaced apart.

It is also the object of the invention to provide adjustable rake heads of this character capable of being overlapped to a greater or less extent to vary the size of the rake head and also to bring the teeth closer together.

\Vith those and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope oi the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the S)lllt or sacrificing any of the ai'lvantagcs of the invention.

In the drawing:-l igur i 1 is a perspective -view of a rake, constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view, taken longitudinally of one of the rake heads. Fig. 3 is a similar view taken transversel thercot'. Fig. '4 is a detail sectional view, illustrating the construction for socuring'the handle socket to the arch.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the ligurcs ol' the drawing.

1 designates a metallic arch adapted to straddle a row of plants, and provided at the lower ends of its sides with horizontally disposcd laterally projecting arms 2 to which rake headsS are slidably and pivotally conncctcd. Each rake head preteralilv consists of a metallic bar, provided with a longitudinal way consisting of a groove 4 havin inwardly extending overhanging top wal s 5,

formed by flanges projecting from the side walls of the grooves. The groove of each rake head is preferably rectangular in cross section, and it receives a pivot 6 and a set screw 7. T he pivot, which is rovided at its lower end with a squared head the rake head, pierces the termediate of the ends thereof, and the said arm 2 is provided at its outer end with an enlargcment or head 9, having an arcuate slot 10 through which the set screw 7 passes. The set screw is provided at its lower end with a squared head to conform to the configuration of the groove or way 4, and it is equipped at its upper end with a thumb nut 1 1 for engaging the head of the arm 2, whereby the rake head is securely clamped in its adjustment. By this construction, therake heads are movement to adjust them toward and from each other, and they are also adapted to be swung horizontally to arrange them either in alinement or at an angle to each other.

The rake heads may be arranged in alinement and with their inner ends contiguous to each other to form an ordinary straight rake, and when adjusted in this manner to the limit of their inward movement, they are adapted to be arranged at an angle to each other in the form of an ordinary V, harrow, the inner ends of the rake heads being round to facilitate such angular adjustment. The rake heads are also adapted to be arran ed in spaced relation to straddle a row of p ants, and they are adjustable .inwardlyand outwardly to suit the width of the rows. When spaced apart, they may be arranged at an angle to each other to work the soil' either toward or from the plants woods.

The rake heads are and are provided with end stops 13 for pre venting the heads of the pivot and the set screw from leaving the grooves 'or ways. These stops may be formed by projecting the end teeth through the bottoms of the grooves or ways, as shown in Fig. 2, or any other suit able means may be employed for this purpose.

The arch is equipped with a top lug 14, located at one side of tho-center and provided with a polygonal opening 15 for the reception of a squared ortion 16 of a bolt '17, which pivots a handle 18 to the arch. The handle socket is provided at its pivot end with a circapable of a longitudinal slidingand to cover small equipped with teeth 12' 8 to conform to the configuration of the groove or way of;

arm 2 at a point incular opening to receive the bolt, which is equipped with a thumb nut 19 for clamping the socket in its adjustment. The lug is located at one side of the center of the arch in order to place the handle socket centrally of the same, and'the squared portion of the bolt, which fits the polygonal opening of the lug, prevents the bolt from rotating when the thumb nut is turned.

The socket, which is adapted to receive an ordinary handle, may be arranged either in the same plane as the yoke to permit the device to be operated in the nature of a pitch fork or at any angle or inclination. Instead of operating the device by hand, suitable ower may be employed. Also the engaging races of the thumb nut and the lug 14 may be roughened or serrated, as shown at 20 to prevent the parts from slipping when adjusted.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is

1. A rake comprising an arch provided at Opposite sides with arms having slots, pivots mounted on provided with teeth and having longitudinal ways receiving the pivots of the arms, whereby the rake heads are slidably and pivotally 3 connected with the arms, and fastening means operating in the slots of the arms and slidable the arms, a pair of rake heads in the ways of the rake heads for securing the same in their adjustment.

2. A rake comprising an arch having horizontal arms provided with heads having arcuate slots, pivots depending from the arms at oints intermediate of the ends thereof and rovided with beads, rake heads provided with teeth and having longitudinal ways receiving the heads of the pivots, and set screws mounted in the said arcuate slots and having heads slidable in the ways of the rake heads.

3. A rake comprising an arch provided at o posit-e sides with horizontal arms having s ots, pivots depending from the arms and having lower heads, rake heads provided with teeth and having ways consisting of longitudinal grooves provided with over-hanging top walls or flanges, said ways receiving the heads of the pivots, set screws mounted in the slots of the arms and having pivots slidable in the said ways, and stops located at the ends of'the ways for limiting the sliding movement of the rake heads.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto al'lixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

V GIDEQ\ S. ADAMS.

WVitnes'ses:

JOHN 'H. SIGGERS, LEWIS Enemy, 

